MSI PRO Z690-A DDR4

Performance Results


Gaming 150% UFO	Desktop 108% UFO	Workstation 154% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (34th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 66 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
Processor	With an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle intensive workstation, and even full-fledged server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 108%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	141% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	100% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
Memory	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Very high background CPU (40%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

14 months ago, 14 months ago, 12 months ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7D25
Motherboard	MSI PRO Z690-A DDR4 (all builds)
Memory	19 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20221108
Uptime	0.6 Days
Run Date	Mar 20 '23 at 11:04
Run Duration	222 Seconds
Run User	FIN-User
Background CPU	40%

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PC Performing below expectations (34^th percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-12600K-$174 101,563 User benchmarks, average bench 109% U3E1, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.25 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (51^st percentile)	108% Outstanding	Memory 75.2 1-Core 193 2-Core 363 110% 210 Pts	4-Core 749 8-Core 1,200 120% 974 Pts	64-Core 1,770 110% 1,770 Pts
Poor: 100% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 117%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3070-$500 619,642 User benchmarks, average bench 148% MSI(1462 3903) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2115 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 528.02 Performing below potential (19^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	141% Outstanding	Lighting 203 Reflection 197 Parallax 187 165% 196 fps	MRender 182 Gravity 150 Splatting 134 125% 156 fps
Poor: 135% ↑ This bench: 141% Great: 158%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$94 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 26GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 346 181 51 56 58 56 MB/s Performing below expectations (24^th percentile)	100% Outstanding	Read 435 Write 426 Mixed 376 SusWrite 125 76% 340 MB/s	4K Read 36 4K Write 119 4K Mixed 58.2 192% 71 MB/s	DQ Read 370 DQ Write 316 DQ Mixed 341 256% 342 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 100% Great: 134%
WD Black SN850X NVMe PCIe M.2 2TB-$150 26,880 User benchmarks, average bench 513% 2TB free Firmware: 620281WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 3876 4253 4157 4140 4165 4168 MB/s Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	577% Outstanding	Read 3,524 Write 3,985 Mixed 2,882 SusWrite 4,126 820% 3,629 MB/s	4K Read 58.7 4K Write 232 4K Mixed 85.3 321% 125 MB/s	DQ Read 2,112 DQ Write 1,766 DQ Mixed 1,957 1,461% 1,945 MB/s
Poor: 283% ↑ This bench: 577% Great: 685%
WDS100T3XHC-00SJG0 1TB 15,624 User benchmarks, average bench 276% 23GB free Firmware: 102000WD Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 1,860 Write 2,032 Mixed 1,662 414% 1,851 MB/s	4K Read 43.3 4K Write 230 4K Mixed 74.5 283% 116 MB/s	DQ Read 1,946 DQ Write 1,507 DQ Mixed 1,670 1,265% 1,708 MB/s
Poor: 194% Great: 334%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$28 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 7GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 151 Write 132 Mixed 80.4 90% 121 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.8 163% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 52% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G Skill Intl F4-4000C16-16GTZRA 2x16GB 228 User benchmarks, average bench 123% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (6^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	74.7% Very good	MC Read 27.3 MC Write 27.9 MC Mixed 26.3 78% 27.2 GB/s	SC Read 17 SC Write 25 SC Mixed 22.2 61% 21.4 GB/s	Latency 89.9 44% 89.9 ns
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 74.7% Great: 145%

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L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

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Gaming 199%

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Desktop 111%

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Workstation 203%

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Motherboard: MSI PRO Z690-A DDR4 - $209

CPU
Core i5-12600KIntel $174Bench 109%, 101,563 samples	5,919x
Core i7-12700KIntel $210Bench 114%, 78,749 samples	4,799x
Core i7-12700KFIntel $189Bench 114%, 70,812 samples	1,912x

GPU
RTX 3080Nvidia $700Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	2,104x
RTX 3070Nvidia $500Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	2,003x
RTX 3070-TiNvidia $459Bench 158%, 218,061 samples	1,689x

SSD
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $105Bench 394%, 276,089 samples	1,540x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $103Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,317x
980 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $88Bench 251%, 262,559 samples	1,163x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3600 C18 2x16GBCorsairBench 90%, 101,975 samples	778x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $63Bench 85%, 86,372 samples	719x
CMW32GX4M2D3600C18 2x16GBCorsairBench 96%, 45,582 samples	673x

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Value: 82% - Excellent

Total price: $1,188

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $174	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $120	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $549	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $44

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $28	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16